Carton



Fel. 5 1924. 1,482,890

H` F URSTE CARTON Fuga Aug, e, 1920 Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

- UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE- HENRY FURSTE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITED STATES PRINTING AND LITHOGRAPH COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

CARTON.

v Application filed August 6, 1920. Serial No. 401,677.

To all` 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY FURSTE, a citizen ofthe United States of America, and resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Carton, of which the-following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to `provide a carton formed Vfrom a blank having a series of flaps, which may be readily and positively locked in the assembled form.

Another objectA is -to provide a carton of the type described in which the blank is formed in such wise that a minimum of stock is employed.

Another object is to provide a carton that can be employed for display purposes and which when so employed will have its parts positively locked in position for such use.

These and other objects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of an unassembled carton embodying my invention.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged perspective view of an assembled carton shown in Fig. 1.

The carton A has a top a, a back b, an'

outer bottom ply c, an outer front ply d, an inner front ply e and an inner bottomv ply f attached to and adjoining one anotherv and being set of from one another by the scored lines b', 0, d', e and f respectively. y The top flap azis attached to the top a and is set oil' therefrom by the scored line a. The inner bottom ply f has a sectional ply 2 thereof extending and engaging the back bthe fractional ply extending but ashort distance from the inner frontply and outer front ply when assembled. The end plies g are attached to the endsof the back Z2 and are set of from the back by the scored lines A bottoml flap 7L is formed on oneend ply and a bottom Hap 7L on the other end ply.

Both flaps are set ovlfrom the end plies by the scored lines h2 and are adapted to lie between the inner bottom ply and the outer bottom ply when the carton is assembled. The flap h is on` the` same side ofthe carton as the fractional ply f3 of the inner bottom vply f and has a finger h3 formed thereon adapted to assume a position over the fractional ply 73, and the lug h4 adjacent to the.

finger and between such finger andthe end ply g being adapted to be retained between the fractional ply f3 and the outer bottom kply c, when the carton is assembled. The

main object is to have the finger and lug engage the opposite sides of the inner 'bottom ply. The laps 7e extend from the end plies g and are set off 'therefrom by the scored lines c., and are adapted to lie between the inner front ply e and outer front yply d when the carton is assembled. The iianges m are attached to 'the end plies and are set off therefrom by 'the scored vlines m and have extending from. them the tongues n, set off by scored lines n', and the support plies p, adjacent to the tongues n and set off by the scored lines p.

The carton is set upfas follows The end plies g are bent toward one another and at right angles 'to thev back b upon scored lines g', the iaps 7L and h lying upon the outerbottom ply e. The laps are bent toward one another upon they scored lines k. The outer` front ply d is then bent upward on scored line d and at right angles to the outer bottom ply and engages the.

outer surface of the laps 7c. The inner front ply e is then bent downward and yinwardly upon the scored line c and engages the inner surfaces of the laps 7c, thereby lenclosing the laps k between the inner front ply and outer-front ply and enclosing flaps hand between the outer bottom .ply and the inner bottom ply. To accommodate this movement of inner front ply e, the inner bottom ply f is bent upon the scored line f and away from the outer bottom ply. The inner bottom ply is then pusheddown upon the outer bottom ply. The linger `7b3 is then drawn upward until it is disposed above the fractional ply f3 rand the outer bottom p lyv at which time the linger is released,

.. tongue between the outer .being adapted to be turned in proper .form according to which flap construction is used.

The top flap t2 is employed to secure the top upon the flanges m and upon the carton by its frictional engagement with the inner front ply.

` Then the carton is to be used for display purposes the flanges m are bent outward from the carton and the support plies p are turned u on the scored line p until the support ies are in engagement with and secured between the end plies g and the lflanges m. The ltongues n are inserted between the flaps t or ft and the outer bottom ply and secures the carton in display form, the ends of flanges m and support plies a adjoining scored line n engaging the floor of the display rack or window.

l/Vhat I claim is:

l. A folded carton comprising a back, end plies attached to the back, laps onthe end plies, bottom flaps attached to the end plies, a linger and a lug on one of the flaps, an Vouter bottom ply, an inner bottom ply, an outer front ply, an inner front ply, the laps being adapted tof be inserted between the in# ner front ply and the outer front ply, the bottom flaps being adapted to extend between the inner bottom ply and the outer bottom ply7 the linger and the lug on the one ,bottom flap engaging opposite sides of the inner bottom ply, the inner bottom ply covering the other flap and abutting the bac-k, flanges on the end plies, tongues on the flanges, and support plies on the flanges, the support plies being adapted to be turned upon the flanges and be secured between and in' contact `with the flanges and the end plies by inserting the tongues between the outer bottom ply and the flaps.

2. Akfolded carton comprising a back, an end ply attached to the back, a flange on the end ply, a tongue on the flange, a sup port ply on the flange, an outer bottom ply, and an inner bottom ply, the support ply upon the flange in contact with ply by inserting the bottom ply and and be secured between and the flange and the end the inner bottom ply.

1 contact with the flanges and the end plies,

and the tongues being adapted to be inserted between the outer bottom ply andv the inner bottom ply.

4. A folded carton comprising a back, an

end ply attached to the back, a lap on the end ply, a bottom flap on the end ply, a finger on the flap, a lug on the flap, an inner bottomply, an outer bottom ply, an inner front ply and an outer front ply, the lap on the end ply being adapted to be inserted between the inner front ply and the outer front ply, and the finger and the lug on the flap being adapted to engage opposite sides of the inner bottom ply.

5. A carton comprising a back, end plies attached to the back, laps on the end plies, flanges on the end plies, .tongues on the flanges support plies on the flanges. bottom flaps on the end plies, a bottom, and a front, the laps being adapted to be retained adjacent the front, the bottoni flaps being adapted to lie over the bottom, the tongues being adapted to be inserted between the bottom and the bottom flaps, and the support plies being adapted to be turned on the flanges and to extend between the flanges and the end plies.

6. A carton comprising a back, an end ply attached to the back, a lap on the end ply, a flange on the end ply, a tongue on the flange, a support ply on the flange, an outer bottom ply, an inner bottom ply, an outer front ply, an inner front ply, the lap on the end ply being adapted to be inserted between the inner front ply and the outer .front ply, the inner bottom ply being adapted to abut the back, the tongue being adapted to be inserted between the outer bottom ply and the inner bottom ply, and the support ply being adapted to be turned upon the flange and to extend between the flange and the end ply.

7. A carton comprising a backA4 an end ply attached to the back, a lap onthe end ply, a flange on the end ply, a tongue on the Harige, a support ply on the flange, a bottom flap on the end ply, a finger on the flap, a lug on the flap, an inner bottom ply, an outer bottom ply, an inner front ply, and an outer front ply, the lap on the end ply being adapted to be inserted between the inner front ply and the outer front4 ply, the finger and the lug on the flap being adapted to engage opposite sides of the inner bottom ply, the tongue being adapted to be inserted between the outer bottom ply and the inner bottom ply, and the support plybeing adaped to be turned upon the flange and to extend between the flange and the end ply. f

8. The combination with a carton having an end ply and a bottom, of a flange on the end ply, a tongue on the .flange and a sup- .port ply on the flange, the -tongue and the support ply being adapted to be turned upon the flange, the tongue being adapted to assume a position adjacent to the bottom and to thereby retain the flange in position beside and in substantial parallelism with the end ply, and the support ply being adaptd to extend between the end p-ly and the anne.

9.oThe combination with a carton having 5 an end ply, of a flange on the end ply adapted to be turned on the end ply, a support ply on the flange adapted to be turned on the flange and to extend between the flange and the end ply, and means to retain the flange in turned relation to the end ply, and l0 to retain the support ply in turned relation to the llange.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my naine this 4th day of August,

HENRY FURSTE. 

